Zayo
Project Manager, Long Haul Site Acquisition and Permitting
United States
Sponsorship not specified$77k-$119kDetected 25 days ago
ComplianceProject ManagementStakeholder ManagementSalesforceNegotiationFinancial AnalysisExcelGISCommunicationProblem SolvingPublic SpeakingFinancial ReportingConstruction ManagementFiber Optics
About the role
- Zayo's 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers.
- Zayo's communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access.
- Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.
Responsibilities
- Lead negotiations with property owners, municipalities, tribal authorities, federal agencies, and other stakeholders to secure site rights while minimizing project risk and maintaining positive business relationships.
- Develop, manage, and track project budgets, purchase orders, forecasts, and financial reporting while ensuring alignment with program objectives and cost controls.
- Produce and maintain executive-level project reporting, including weekly status updates, project readouts, dashboards, and presentations utilizing Google Slides, Google Sheets, Excel, Salesforce (SFDC), and SiteTracker.
- Utilize GIS and mapping tools, including Google Earth and related geospatial applications, to evaluate site suitability, support route planning, identify permitting risks, and facilitate project execution.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects through all phases of the site acquisition lifecycle while maintaining detailed project schedules, tracking milestones, resolving issues proactively, and ensuring successful project delivery.
- Support and lead negotiations for land purchases and lease agreements
- Coordinate preparation and execution of acquisition documents
- Develop and maintain site acquisition trackers and status updates
- Prepare deal summaries and support internal approval processes
- Due Diligence & Design Coordination
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Construction Management, Planning, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Three to seven (3-7) years of experience in site acquisition, permitting, or infrastructure deployment
- Experience with land use, zoning, and permitting processes
- Experience supporting land purchase or lease negotiations
Nice to have
- Coordinate site acquisition activities with engineering, construction, utility providers, permitting agencies, landowners, and legal teams to ensure project schedules, budgets, and deployment objectives are achieved.
- Oversee zoning, permitting, environmental, and regulatory compliance activities, including NEPA, Tribal, Wetlands, BLM, and local jurisdictional requirements, ensuring all project approvals are obtained on schedule.
- Experience supporting telecommunications infrastructure projects, including fiber optic networks, wireless facilities, fiber huts, power infrastructure, and related construction activities.
- Strong understanding of real estate contracts, easements, legal documentation, land use regulations, zoning requirements, and construction development processes.
- Advanced proficiency with Salesforce (SFDC), SiteTracker, Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides), Adobe Acrobat, DocuSign, and Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, formulas, and advanced reporting functions.
- Identify potential sites for ILA deployment in alignment with network planning requirements
- Zoning and land use analysis
- Environmental assessments
Compensation
- $77,100 - $118,600 USD/annually
- The base pay range shown is a guideline and reasonable estimate for this role.
- It takes into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions.
- Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted range based upon geographic location, work experience, skill level, certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
- Non- sales roles may be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive plan.
- Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a sales incentive plan.
Benefits
- Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan
- Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave
- Additionally, this position may be eligible for certain benefits, such as health insurance, life insurance, disability retirement plans, paid time off.
- Benefits, Rewards & Wellness
Equal opportunity
- Zayo is an equal opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
- If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us.
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